tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50763515114757015612024-03-13T01:15:47.360-07:00Heroes of the BluesBlues T-ShirtsKeep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-8905641796302324122017-02-06T16:19:00.002-08:002017-02-06T16:32:48.379-08:00Heroes of the Blues T-shirt - Clifford Gibson<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1901, <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_160&products_id=189">Clifford Gibson</a> cut his musical teeth in St. Louis, Missouri. He recorded twenty-four sides for two different labels between 1929 and 1931. One of the first purely urban performers whose playing had no pronounced rural influences, Gibson's single-string, vibrato-laden approach resembled that of the highly sophisticated jazz blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson, but placed more emphasis on improvisation. Gibson died in 1963.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A native of Eatonton, Georgia, <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_162&products_id=191">Joshua Barnes (Peg Leg) Howell </a>taught himself guitar around 1909, at the age of twenty-one, and subsequently worked in Atlanta as a street singer. Howell was one of the earliest country blues performers to be recorded. He made twenty-eight sides, many with string band accompaniment, between 1926 and 1929. Like most street singers of the period, Howell had a diverse repertoire that included both blues and up-tempo ragtime songs. He died in 1966.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A barber by trade, William Moore was born in Georgia around 1894 and spent most of his life in Tappahannac, Virginia. His eight extant sides, recorded at a single Paramount session in 1928, stamp him as one of the few instrumentally oriented performers of the era. Moore's upbeat music may echo the happy-go-lucky ragtime dances popular before the heyday of the blues; "Ragtime Millionaire" is probably his best known song. He died in 1955.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A Native of Wortham, Texas, the legendary <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_139&products_id=154">Blind Lemon Jefferson</a> worked as a street singer and visited several state in the course of this travels. His successful recording debut in 1926 launched the vogue for country blues. Before his mysterious death in 1929, Jefferson recorded eighty-five sides and established himself as the most popular blues guitarist of his era. An off-beat guitarist known for his free phrasing patterns, he was one of the most inspired singers found in the blues.</span></div>
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Son House T-shirt</td></tr>
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Just in time for Father's Day all our <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues </a>T-shirts and Hoodies are on Sale now through 6-16-13. Just use coupon code <strong><span style="color: red;">DaysDad</span></strong> at checkout to recieve a 10% site-wide discount.<br />
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You'll find Country, Delta and Chicago Blues heroes like Charlie Patton, Son House, Blind Willie McTell, Big Bill Broonzy and Mississippi John Hurt just to name a few. 36 Heroes in all, available in short or long sleeve t-shirts as well as our plush hooded sweatshirts. <br />
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Ball and Chain T-shirt</td></tr>
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If Dad is more of a Rock and Roll guy check out our new <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=191">Record Collection</a> series. You'll find the iconic Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cheap Thrills Cover. With classic t-shirts to commerate the hit songs, "Piece of My Heart", "I Need a Man to Love", and "Combination of the Two".<br />
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<strong>All T-shirts and Hoodies on Sale--Order now to insure delivery by Dad's Day!</strong>Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-50647947050424737972012-12-09T17:03:00.000-08:002012-12-09T17:03:25.180-08:00Blues Society Discounts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Heroes of the Blues<br />
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Here's to you---- all you amazing Blues Lovers and Supporters. We at <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/">Keep On Truckin' Apparel</a> love the blues, and since you do to, we are offering a special coupon code to all you like minded folks. Enjoy 10% all the Heroes of the Blues long and short sleeve t-shirts and hoodies too. <br />
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Choose from 36 full color portraits of the early great blues musician who where among the first to record the blues. You'll find Son House, Blind Blake, Blind Gary Davis, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Skip James, Charley Patton, Memphis Minnie, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie McTell, Whistler & His Jug Band, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Furry Lewis, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Willie Johnson, Peetie Wheatstraw, Bo Carter and many more. All images available on our 100% cotton quality tees in your choice of color and size. <br />
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Just enter the Coupon Code: <strong>BluesBaby</strong> at checkout to receive your discount. Order by December 12th to insure Christmas delivery. <br />
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A portion of the proceeds from each "<a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues</a>" t-shirt and <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=155">hoodie</a> sold will be donated to the Music Maker Relief Foundation. So what are ya wantin' for???<br />
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Happy Holidays from all of us at Keep On Truckin Apparel!<br />
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Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-12632804215390359612012-12-04T15:32:00.004-08:002012-12-04T15:32:44.933-08:00On Sale this week Son House T-shirt<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Son House<br />
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All this week and just in time for holiday gift giving, enjoy 15% off this exclusive <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Keep On Truckin' Apparel</a> t-shirt design, no coupon code required.<br />
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From our Heroes of the Blues Collection illustrated by Robert Crumb, this full color portrait of the legendary blues man, <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_136&products_id=151">Son House</a>, is available in both short and long sleeve styles, in conventional and organic cotton. Shown here in Black, it is also available in White, Chestnut and Indigo Blue in Sizes Small to 3X. Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-40845072072709910612012-10-31T14:52:00.000-07:002012-10-31T14:52:18.557-07:00Blues Hero Papa Charlie Jackson<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Born in New Orleans in 1890, musician <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_168&products_id=204">Papa Charlie Jackson</a> was one of the first self-accompanied blues performers to record. Discovered on the streets of Chicago, he produced over seventy sides between 1924 and 1935, most of them on a guitar tuned, six-string banjo. Jackson combined sophisticated technique with a driving beat. His dance hit "Shake That Thing" was one of the most influential tunes of the era, and his inspired approach created the hokum style, a spicy form of popular song that made repeated and continual references to sex, a tradition carried on by the likes of Georgia Tom and Tampa Red.<br />
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On Sale this week, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep on Truckin' Apparel</a> exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation. Enjoy 15% off, no coupon code required, your discount will be applied at checkout.<br />
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Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-31570408991412058492012-10-23T12:45:00.002-07:002012-10-23T12:45:45.754-07:00Furry Lewis Blues <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_174&products_id=210">Walter (Furry) Lewis</a> the country blues guitarist and song writer was born about 1900 and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned guitar in the early 1900s by listening to his mentor, a middle-aged street singer, named Blind Joe. Never a full-time musician, Lewis played mainly on local streets where his most popular piece was "John Henry." From 1927 to 1928, he recorded twenty-three sides. Most notably "John Henry" and "Kassie Jones" arguably one of the great blues recordings of the '20s. Known to be one of the best blues storytellers, and an extremely nimble-fingered guitarist who both picked and used a slide, he was equally adept at blues and ragtime. <br />
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During the folk blues revival in the 1960s the personable Lewis began a second career as a concert performer. Lewis opened twice for The Rolling Stones, played on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and had a part in a Burt Reynolds Movie , W.W. and the Dixie Dance Kings (1975). Furry was a charming man who was a living repository for the blues, as many of his contemporaries had passed on by the time anyone had a real interest in preserving and documenting the lives of these musicians who where among the first to record the blues.<br />
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A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep on Truckin' Apparel</a> exclusive t-shirt will be donated to <a href="http://www.musicmaker.org/">Music Maker Relief Foundation</a>. <br />
<br />Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-14735298695862153742012-09-19T14:50:00.000-07:002012-09-19T14:50:07.681-07:00Blues Musician Jaybird Coleman <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_164&products_id=193">Burl C. "Jaybird" Coleman</a> was born in Gainseville, Alabama in 1896, the son of a sharecropper he was one of four children. As a child of twelve, he taught himself how to play harmonic, and used his new skill to entertain family and friends. <br />
Coleman began performing the blues as an entertainer for American soldiers while serving in the Army during World War I. It was during this time that he was given the nickname "Jaybird" because of his independant nature. <br />
<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9OyOcdoAOjc" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />After his discharge, he moved to the Birmingham, Alabama area. While he lived in Birmingham, he would perform on street corners and occasionally play with the Birmingham Jug Band. Between 1927 and 1930, he recorded eleven sides, appearing in the rather unusual role of harmonica player accompanying his own vocals. Of all recorded blues harmonica players, Coleman developed probably the richest and most varied tone. He was largely inactive after 1930, playing mostly on street corners, and died in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1950.<br /><br />Enjoy 15% off both short and long sleeve 100% cotton tees this week, no coupon code required, your discount will be applied at check-out. <br /><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/">Keep on Truckin' Apparel</a> exclusive t-shirt will be donated to <a href="http://www.musicmaker.org/">Music Maker Relief Foundation</a>.<br /><br />Image copyright of <a href="http://shanachie.com/">Shanachie Entertainment Corp</a>. </div>
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Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1901, <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_160&products_id=189">Clifford <strong>"Grandpappy"</strong>Gibson </a>was an American blues singer and guitarist who cut his musical teeth in St. Louis, Missouri. He recorded twenty-four sides for two different labels between 1929 and 1931. He is best known for the tracks, "Bad Luck Dice" and "Hard Headed Blues". <br />
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One of the first purely urban performers whose playing had no pronounced rural influences, Gibson's inventive single-string, vibrato-laden approach resembled that of the highly sophisticated jazz blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson, but placed more emphasis on improvisation. Gibson died in 1963.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_140&products_id=155">Memphis Minnie</a></strong> born Lizzie "Kid" Douglas in Algiers, Louisiana on June 3, 1897,<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></sup>was an American blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. She was the only female blues artist considered a match to male contemporaries as both a singer and an instrumentalist and was among the first to record the blues.<br />
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She recorded over 200 sides during her forty years career, almost unheard of for any woman in show business at the time and not common in any blues artist. A flamboyant character who wore bracelets made of silver dollars; and would spit tobacco wearing a chiffon ball gown, she was a very popular blues recording artist at the height of her career from the early Depression years through World War II. <br />
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One of the first generation of blues artists to take up the electric guitar she combined her Louisiana-country roots with Memphis blues to produce her own unique country-blues sound. In 1933 Minnie and <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_138&products_id=153">Big Bill Broonzy</a> participated in a Blues Showdown at a club in Chicago, Memphis Minnie preformed "Chauffeur Blues" and "Looking the World Over" and won the prize--a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of gin. Big Bill and Minnie became friends and later preformed together on several occasions.<br />
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Crumb, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Robert Hicks was born in 1902 at Walnut Grove, Georgia, and learned guitar from his brother, who recorded under the name Charlie Lincoln. Around 1920 Hicks moved to Atlanta; his employment at a local restaurant gave rise to his recording name, Barbecue Bob. Between 1927 and 1930, Hicks recorded fifty-five sides. His twelve-string guitar style was among the most percussive found in blues, setting him apart from some like-sounding Georgians. 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Crumb, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Rubin (Rube) Lacey was born in 1901 at Pelahatchie, Mississippi, and learned guitar in his teens from an older performer, George Hendrix, Working out of the Jackson area in the Mississippi Delta, he became one of the state's most popular blues singers. His bottleneck style inspired that of the better-known performer Son house. In 1928, Lacey recorded two dance tunes for Paramount; four years later he became a minister. He died in 1972.<br /><p><br />Enjoy 15% off both short and long sleeve Rube Lacey, Heroes of the Blues t-shirts this week! 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Crumb, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Armenter Chatmon, better known as Bo Carter, was raised in Bolton, Mississippi. He learned guitar in the early 1900's, played bass viol in a family string band led by his brother, Lonnie Chatmon, in the 1910's, and later joined the Mississippi Sheiks. Carter's career as a street singer was largely imposed by the blindness that afflicted him in the late 1920's. 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Crumb Illustration of Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnHGE53X-sP7x-GKG53ZfKTPqDdVXeWrd7HvprjxZvYJr4Kt2gEExmqp2hIy6GGhtS8ehkKabBr4mVjjMp9qAtFYi88XlElTcNxfJ4RrZNJswf6Cegt32JN1xqvaB9OlHOD9ddCIizNE/s1600/WackyWorldPictures+397.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnHGE53X-sP7x-GKG53ZfKTPqDdVXeWrd7HvprjxZvYJr4Kt2gEExmqp2hIy6GGhtS8ehkKabBr4mVjjMp9qAtFYi88XlElTcNxfJ4RrZNJswf6Cegt32JN1xqvaB9OlHOD9ddCIizNE/s320/WackyWorldPictures+397.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719412691844706674" /></a><br />Lizzie Douglas, born in Algiers, Louisiana, was raised in Memphis, and learned guitar at the age of eleven. As Kid Douglas, she toured the South from 1916 onward, returning to Memphis in the late 1920's under the name Memphis Minnie. An accomplished guitarist and gifted song-writer, she recorded over 150 sides between 1929-1941. Most were solo blues, but she also teamed for duets with her second husband, guitarist Kansas Joe McCoy, and her third husband, guitarist Little Son Joe Lawlar. Memphis Minnie was inducted into the <a href="http://www.blues.org/halloffame/#">Blues Foundation Hall of Fame </a>in 1980.<br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=about_rc">R. 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A portion of the proceeds from each sale is donated to <a href="http://musicmaker.org/">Music Makers Relief Foundation</a> so you can support the blues while wearing the blues.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-68528268897079509772012-03-13T08:45:00.006-07:002012-03-13T12:02:11.377-07:00Featured Blues Artists: Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGXmnsHY3umOvB9adWkxRJ1RHXupEpqIyQOa9aHAIqFBCIVrfUVTS-_MezR_D7wFhHcz-sx3KfhsOKMxIF6rQapS9EZFHsgWbmFdhtjs1WE75ehle_09-QMEFFOO40SrO6314diUQgrQ/s1600/bt-623%255Bchestnut%255D%255B1%255D.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGXmnsHY3umOvB9adWkxRJ1RHXupEpqIyQOa9aHAIqFBCIVrfUVTS-_MezR_D7wFhHcz-sx3KfhsOKMxIF6rQapS9EZFHsgWbmFdhtjs1WE75ehle_09-QMEFFOO40SrO6314diUQgrQ/s320/bt-623%255Bchestnut%255D%255B1%255D.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719457173413550146" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_163&products_id=192">Leroy Carr (1905-1935) <br />Scrapper Blackwell (1903-1962)</a><p><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues </a>Trading Tee Card #8<br /><p><br />Art by R. Crumb, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Leroy Carr, one of the first blues singers to use understated vocal delivery, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1905. Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell was born in 1903 and learned guitar in childhood, eventually developing a delicate vibrato blended with string-snapping. The Indianapolis-based team of Carr and Blackwell popularized the piano-guitar blues duet. They made more than one hundred sides between 1928 and Carr's death in 1935, including the famous "How Long Blues."<br /><p><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep on Truckin' Apparel </a>exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation. <br /><p><br />Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NH-10_Ek1RA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-90952432126473889142012-01-17T08:28:00.000-08:002012-01-17T08:34:53.837-08:00Featured Heroes of the Blues Artist this week: Curley Weaver & Fred McMullen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwY-vJPpdz2ONOGyDKkkjXE8unhJ_qGaZpWyTX3_8jgqjO-5NNHeb2vToBUheLMVJvsAGEO_bTv6Rdn9lfurU-TILMqXTJKqIX70T0bNqLnmm8Nb3xt2GlxphWe1zXNE9WD8vNjGekUG8/s1600/BT-629%255Bblack%255D-ls%255B1%255D.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwY-vJPpdz2ONOGyDKkkjXE8unhJ_qGaZpWyTX3_8jgqjO-5NNHeb2vToBUheLMVJvsAGEO_bTv6Rdn9lfurU-TILMqXTJKqIX70T0bNqLnmm8Nb3xt2GlxphWe1zXNE9WD8vNjGekUG8/s320/BT-629%255Bblack%255D-ls%255B1%255D.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698638994739762162" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_170&products_id=206">Curley Weaver & Fred McMullen </a><p><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues Trading Tee</a>, Card #10<br /><p><br />Art by R. Crumb, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Curley Weaver was born in 1906 and raised near Porterdale, Georgia. He learned guitar around 1922 and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, a few years later. Most of his records were duets with other local blues recording artist, such as Atlanta based Blind Willie McTell and Fred McMullen of Macon, Georgia. McMullen began recording in 1933. He teamed up with Curley Weaver and Buddy Moss that same year in a recording trio known as The Georgia Browns.<br /><p><br />This week enjoy 15% off on this exclusive <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep On Truckin Apparel </a>t-shirt design at www.kotapparel.com<br /><p><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this Keep on Truckin' Apparel exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation.<br /><p><br />Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-44741580639959786492012-01-11T14:38:00.000-08:002012-01-11T14:53:08.811-08:00Featured Heroes of the Blues Artists: The Mississippi Sheiks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCClrDdepNHy186vhfY5H2UJ3nmcDQdI2T6xRxjjyfqd4D80Lq8XSfFet_WFa4sLlKXqiFRf03RpOuR6jvtchlLTCJptU6iX-s71CRp2BRNiLCdocU1WRGx9nhyWKA-mYDn4sgV3qZr4Q/s1600/bt-634%255Bblack%255D-ls%255B1%255D.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCClrDdepNHy186vhfY5H2UJ3nmcDQdI2T6xRxjjyfqd4D80Lq8XSfFet_WFa4sLlKXqiFRf03RpOuR6jvtchlLTCJptU6iX-s71CRp2BRNiLCdocU1WRGx9nhyWKA-mYDn4sgV3qZr4Q/s320/bt-634%255Bblack%255D-ls%255B1%255D.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696509136075660866" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_175&products_id=211">The Mississippi Sheiks</a>(Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon, Bo Carter)<br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues Trading Tee</a> Card #12<br /><p><br />Art by R. Crumb, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Singer-guitarist Walter Vinson and fiddler Lonnie Chatmon worked together for over a decade before recording as The Mississippi Sheiks in 1930 and producing the hit "Sittin' on Top of the World." Natives of Bolton, Mississippi, they played for local white square dances, often with Lonnie's brothers who included Bo Carter (Armenter Chatmon), seen at left (see card No. 36). Both read music and their 78 titles offer a mixture of blues and pop styles. They disbanded soon after their final session in 1935. <br /><p><br />On Sale this week, enjoy 15% off this Keep On Truckin' Apparel "Heroes of the Blues" exclusive design t-shirt. Available in both short or long sleeve tees, in colors white, black, chestnut and indigo blue, with sizes small to 3X large.<br /><p><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep on Truckin' Apparel </a>exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation. <br /><p><br />Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-10223043867839106542011-11-22T10:32:00.000-08:002011-11-22T11:26:31.224-08:00Unique Holiday Gifts for your Blues Lovin' Baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7-oUJoyik502pTY0hnpbQue9FhJdATsVFYbvaVQ8UZX_OimgfKOwB8MxERg2UqeP6E9X48WAfgswsk-vlUK59hbcYBsiH0mlqz7GZYgu1abWdiK6NIU70V2y2yaapScUKdc8c5R-HmY/s1600/HeroesFanHoodie-navy.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677899414124433170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7-oUJoyik502pTY0hnpbQue9FhJdATsVFYbvaVQ8UZX_OimgfKOwB8MxERg2UqeP6E9X48WAfgswsk-vlUK59hbcYBsiH0mlqz7GZYgu1abWdiK6NIU70V2y2yaapScUKdc8c5R-HmY/s320/HeroesFanHoodie-navy.bmp" /></a><br /><br />Join us at <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep On Truckin Apparel </a>in celebrating R. Crumb's "<a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues</a>" and get 10% off store wide this Black Friday, 11-25-11. No coupon code required you'll receive the discount automatically at check-out.<br /><p><br />Choose from plush cozy heavy cotton hoodies, in two compilation designs:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_166&products_id=194">The Fan </a>which includes Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, Skip James, Memphis Minnie, Roosevelt Sykes, Reverend Gary Davis and Bill Bill Broonzy.<br /><p><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677898490776035282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6ZBVcmFvz55xkcLGFQI1wkcBdZ3fLLzpH42-SGViYVM6DZ6syaqrcoE-5np9ICI5t1bVnh7iexQE2e4ka2WFkuTamn2RU9FJ9mqqZy-JO-nY9DY8ex0yXm5oP2OPSxBzJh1dYgpdrAU/s320/L-SBluesPoster.bmp" /><br /><p><br />Or <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_165&products_id=196">The Poster </a>which includes all of the above as well as Blind Willie McTell, Clifford Gibson, Barbecue Bob, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Peg Leg Howell, Tommy Johnson, Jaybird Coleman, Sleepy John Estes, Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell.<br /><br />We also carry both short and long sleeve t-shirts imprinted with one of the 36 Heroes of the Blues color portraits done by Robert Crumb for Yazoo Records. You choose your favorite blues artist, tee style, color and size.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPczWeDFx4dunUT9dVXUOaOodhEKJ3lI7k9baiTOhDXILz5lr6kdw7HIE_-dUZl2YyXBZNqvzVgDtv0IWPnUoKWP-uSfffqHVv_sNfS9YqJpqZQ85es2KtnJ-KrTCtJ_QNAg8NaOjsWU0/s1600/CurleyWeaver-FredMcMullen.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPczWeDFx4dunUT9dVXUOaOodhEKJ3lI7k9baiTOhDXILz5lr6kdw7HIE_-dUZl2YyXBZNqvzVgDtv0IWPnUoKWP-uSfffqHVv_sNfS9YqJpqZQ85es2KtnJ-KrTCtJ_QNAg8NaOjsWU0/s320/CurleyWeaver-FredMcMullen.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677901918701546082" /></a><br /><br />Heroes of the Blues tees and hoodies are available exclusively at <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com">www.kotapparel.com.</a> <br /><br />A portion of the proceeds from each Heroes tee or hoody is donated to the <a href="http://musicmaker.org/">Music Maker Relief Foundation</a>. <br /><br />Wear the blues while supporting those who make the music!Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-38867554309063173722011-11-13T15:06:00.000-08:002011-11-13T15:17:57.514-08:00Heroes of the Blues featured artist of the week Blind Blake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL5tz2ZpXxOXUS7VlYRsRobkOCSfx6McaQz6qQD_Yc76cJwq0BYQ5bAnqZPGO5GUHPgJ1M9_946PBcFunUqOhiwygovizhsOiG_xePYwr-wxNI4mXXZY5iWBvqdqhn4LyQKrGzrecNCQ/s1600/blindblake.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL5tz2ZpXxOXUS7VlYRsRobkOCSfx6McaQz6qQD_Yc76cJwq0BYQ5bAnqZPGO5GUHPgJ1M9_946PBcFunUqOhiwygovizhsOiG_xePYwr-wxNI4mXXZY5iWBvqdqhn4LyQKrGzrecNCQ/s320/blindblake.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674622628674993938" /></a><br />Blind Blake (1893-1933)<br /><P><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Heroes of the Blues Trading Tees </a>Card #4<br /><P><br />Art by <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=about_rc">R. Crumb </a>Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />Jacksonville, Florida's Arthur (Blind) Blake ranks among the most accomplished rag and blues guitarists of all time. In the 1920's he based his career in Chicago. Between 1926 and 1932 he recorded nearly eighty sides for Paramount, afterwards fading into obscurity. Unlike many blind blues preformers, Blake played up-tempo dance-oriented music. His polished technique and effortless-sounding improvisations attracted many imitators, but admitted no equals. Blind Blake was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1990.<br /><p><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this Keep On Truckin' Apparel exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation.<br /><p><br />Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corporation.<br /><p><br />A <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php">Keep On Truckin' Apparel </a>exclusive design.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-90165512042133034892011-11-10T14:41:00.000-08:002011-11-10T14:59:54.648-08:00Heroes of the Blues featured artist this week: Roosevelt Sykes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBIvxwvy5xJ5T0P2pGlmkNIkbvanbmcMwnH212tQDRZ7IeIvly_cq24aPsuiaQ70wSwxAvj2cp2_-WCaPQ4X-ojzFL5nFgLBDGQ95wFPMmGwG4UlMLuW6Jp39LUduQ-FEQwZ7rRNEa5o/s1600/bt-612%255Bblack%255D-ls%255B1%255D.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBIvxwvy5xJ5T0P2pGlmkNIkbvanbmcMwnH212tQDRZ7IeIvly_cq24aPsuiaQ70wSwxAvj2cp2_-WCaPQ4X-ojzFL5nFgLBDGQ95wFPMmGwG4UlMLuW6Jp39LUduQ-FEQwZ7rRNEa5o/s320/bt-612%255Bblack%255D-ls%255B1%255D.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673502324933201282" /></a><br />Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983)<br /><p><br />Heroes of the <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_133">Blues Trading Tees </a>Card #23<br /><P><br />Art by <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=about_rc">R. Crumb </a>Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_147&products_id=162">Roosevelt Sykes</a>, known as The Honeydripper, was born in 1906 and learned piano around 1918 in Helena, Arkansas. His main influence was Lee Green, from whom he derived his 1929 hit, "44 Blues." He began his recording career while living in St.Louis and produced nearly 125 sides between 1929 and 1942, some under pseudonyms Willie Kelly and Dobby Boggs. Sykes continued as a post-war attraction and his career was enhanced during the 1960's blues revival.Sykes was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1999.<br /><p><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/">Keep On Truckin' Apparel </a>exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation.Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076351511475701561.post-90379737571111170402011-06-19T17:15:00.001-07:002011-06-19T17:27:51.504-07:00Heroes of the Blues: Blind Willie Johnson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufg0AtSJgurdWQutBKa1CvfewBarkbVtJuEDdrbpTcm2_i4q7sM8spaM_KY9YInjAiPqiFiGRLuMpJOmlen8FtXFo4Ao1ZkL2NB-W-DXas70kj6KblhSCseGm9g_OBYlp4KjxZ4FKlvw/s1600/bt-617%255Bchestnut%255D%255B1%255D.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufg0AtSJgurdWQutBKa1CvfewBarkbVtJuEDdrbpTcm2_i4q7sM8spaM_KY9YInjAiPqiFiGRLuMpJOmlen8FtXFo4Ao1ZkL2NB-W-DXas70kj6KblhSCseGm9g_OBYlp4KjxZ4FKlvw/s320/bt-617%255Bchestnut%255D%255B1%255D.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620089248534878546" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_133_157&products_id=186">Blind Willie Johnson </a>(c.1900-c.1947)<br /><p><br />Heroes of the Blues Trading Tee Card #7<br /><p><br />Art by <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/index.php?main_page=about_rc">R. Crumb</a>, Text by Stephen Calt<br /><p><br />A native of Martin, Texas, Blind Willie Johnson worked as a gospel singer. Between 1927-1930 he recorded thirty sides, including several vocal duets with his wife. Although religious in orientation, Johnson's music was as percussive as any dance blues, and he attained the most rhythmically fluid and tonally vibrant sound of any bottleneck guitarist of his time. His best-known piece is probably "Dark Was the Night", (Columbia, 1927),which was recognized by the <a href="http://www.blues.org/#ref=index">Blues Foundation</a>, Classics of Blues Recordings, 1999. He died in 1947 in Beaumont, Texas. <br /><p><br />A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this <a href="http://www.kotapparel.com/">Keep on Truckin' Apparel </a>exclusive t-shirt will be donated to the <a href="http://www.musicmaker.org/">Music Maker Relief Foundation</a>.<br /><p><br />Image copyright of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vD4fKKhYS1g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Keep On Truckin' Apparelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036698027114998934noreply@blogger.com0